Calculate the Value of $238 in 1939

What is 238 dollars in 1939 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $238 from 1939 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$5,215
Adjusted for inflation, $238 in 1939 is equal to $5,215 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 3.70%.
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How much is $238 in 1939 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $5,215
2023 $5,046
2022 $4,740
2021 $4,428
2020 $4,369
2019 $4,271
2018 $4,191
2017 $4,104
2016 $4,021
2015 $3,992
2014 $3,962
2013 $3,903
2012 $3,836
2011 $3,726
2010 $3,671
2009 $3,574
2008 $3,571
2007 $3,431
2006 $3,346
2005 $3,235
2004 $3,133
2003 $3,075
2002 $3,004
2001 $2,958
2000 $2,861
1999 $2,786
1998 $2,742
1997 $2,696
Year Equivalent
1996 $2,610
1995 $2,545
1994 $2,479
1993 $2,412
1992 $2,344
1991 $2,275
1990 $2,144
1989 $2,049
1988 $1,962
1987 $1,879
1986 $1,858
1985 $1,790
1984 $1,722
1983 $1,659
1982 $1,598
1981 $1,467
1980 $1,304
1979 $1,151
1978 $1,056
1977 $989
1976 $944
1975 $882
1974 $785
1973 $723
1972 $699
1971 $677
1970 $641
1969 $604
Year Equivalent
1968 $576
1967 $559
1966 $541
1965 $530
1964 $525
1963 $517
1962 $510
1961 $507
1960 $500
1959 $491
1958 $483
1957 $469
1956 $456
1955 $454
1954 $457
1953 $454
1952 $451
1951 $425
1950 $401
1949 $410
1948 $398
1947 $366
1946 $309
1945 $303
1944 $296
1943 $287
1942 $264
1941 $240
Year Equivalent
1940 $238
1939 $238
1938 $245
1937 $238
1936 $235
1935 $228
1934 $224
1933 $223
1932 $248
1931 $274
1930 $292
1929 $291
1928 $294
1927 $301
1926 $304
1925 $294
1924 $294
1923 $287
1922 $294
1921 $330
1920 $321
1919 $281
1918 $233
1917 $197
1916 $175
1915 $172
1914 $170